The researchers reported that compared to people who eat the most fiber, those who ate the least had a much higher rate of heart disease risk factors, such as obesity, chronic inflammation, and metabolic syndrome.Metabolic syndrome is a dangerous gang of five metabolic villains that doubles risk for heart attack...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that higher intakes of fiber reduced cardiometabolic risks among those studied between 1999 and 2010, roughly 23,000 people. More specifically, fiber consumption was associated with lower levels of inflammation and obesity, also precursors to chronic illness. Additional unrelated studies have also found the higher fiber intakes result in lower mortality rates and lower risks of other non-communicable diseases such as colon cancer, heart disease, and respiratory illness according to this article.

Healthy vegan diets supply large amounts of fiber from vegetables, fruit, and legumes. Regularly adding lentils, garbanzos, kale, broccoli, peas, nuts, apples, and dates among other great ingredients to one's diet can make it fiber rich everyday!